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4 probably means 3 phases power source, if you do not have this source then the drill will not operate/ One wire is earth ground.
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How do you know which wire is the positive or negative on a grey three pronged cord that you have to connect to a garbage disposser?
all wires should be color coded, that is black-hot, white-neutral, green-ground. national electrical code been in use since the dark ages. if the wires are not colored, take a continuity tester, test from the cord cap to each wire on the opposite end of the cord. the larger straight prong on the cord cap is the neutral, mark it with white tape, the smaller straight prong [parallel to the larger prong] is the hot, mark it black. the " u "shaped prong is the ground wire, the mosat important of the 3. mark it green. on the continuity tester, the light on the tester will light when you touch the correct prong to the correct wire
Your electric stove has a 3 prong plug your new stove has a 4 prong stove you bought a new 4 prong outlet but on your old outlet it oly has 3 wires no ground wire how do you ground it?
Look in the back of the range receptacle box that is in the wall. The three wires coming in should have a bare ground wire in the cable set. It wasn't brought to the receptacle because there was no place for it on the three wire receptacle If you find it back there under a screw terminal just add another short piece of wire under the screw and then connect the other end of the short wire to the new ground terminal on the new four position receptacle The wire should be equal in size to the size of the wire that exists around the ground terminal now. If the house is so old that the range cable did not have a ground wire in it the code allows a separate green ground #10 wire to be taken from the breaker panel box to the existing range receptacle This wire is to be bonded on each end. At the panel end to the ground buss and at the receptacle end around the ground screw at the back of the box unbroken and then to the new four position receptacle ground lug.
Can you plug a 2 prong extension cord into a 3 prong extension cord?
I don't know about an extension cord, but they do sell plug adabters. You can pick them up at any hardware store or even Wal-Mart. They are ussaully grey or orange , and look like the plug end of the extension cord. One end will have the 2 prong, the other side will have the slots to plug in the three prong.
How do you make 4 prong male plug to 3 prong male plug?
This is something that should not be done. If this was to be done you would be omitting the ground which in point can make it unsafe. I recommend changing the female end of the system and making it a 4 prong.
Why does the breaker continue to trip until hot wire is disconnected?
There is a short somewhere in the line. Start at the outlet end and what is plugged into it and work your way back. If it is a GFI breaker, they can be bad and trip as soon as any drain is put on them. I have had them trip as soon as a drill is plugged in without even turning on the drill.
What is a klever klaw?
It is a wrapped and bent wire gadget that has a wire two prong clam on the end and is manipulated with your thumb and two fingers.
How do you know which wire is the positive or negative on a grey three pronged cord that you have to connect to a garbage disposser?
all wires should be color coded, that is black-hot, white-neutral, green-ground. national electrical code been in use since the dark ages. if the wires are not colored, take a continuity tester, test from the cord cap to each wire on the opposite end of the cord. the larger straight prong on the cord cap is the neutral, mark it with white tape, the smaller straight prong [parallel to the larger prong] is the hot, mark it black. the " u "shaped prong is the ground wire, the mosat important of the 3. mark it green. on the continuity tester, the light on the tester will light when you touch the correct prong to the correct wire
Your electric stove has a 3 prong plug your new stove has a 4 prong stove you bought a new 4 prong outlet but on your old outlet it oly has 3 wires no ground wire how do you ground it?
Look in the back of the range receptacle box that is in the wall. The three wires coming in should have a bare ground wire in the cable set. It wasn't brought to the receptacle because there was no place for it on the three wire receptacle If you find it back there under a screw terminal just add another short piece of wire under the screw and then connect the other end of the short wire to the new ground terminal on the new four position receptacle The wire should be equal in size to the size of the wire that exists around the ground terminal now. If the house is so old that the range cable did not have a ground wire in it the code allows a separate green ground #10 wire to be taken from the breaker panel box to the existing range receptacle This wire is to be bonded on each end. At the panel end to the ground buss and at the receptacle end around the ground screw at the back of the box unbroken and then to the new four position receptacle ground lug.
What should you do if the ground prong to a plug on a piece of equipment is missing?
The plug (cap) should be replaced. They can be obtained at any DIY store. Cut the old end off and prepare the wire for the new plug (cap). White wire to silver coloured screw, black wire to gold coloured screw and green wire to green coloured screw.
What cable will hook my PDA to my laptop?
Depending on your PDA, you'll need either a 3 prong or a 4 prong cable with a UBS on the other end.
What does prong mean?
Prong is a point as the tine of a fork.Edited: each of two or more projecting pointed parts at the end of a fork. pierce or stab with a fork:pronged
Do you have a pigtail wiring diagram for an electric range?
I have a three wire cord with a three prong plug on the end sometime called a pigtail. I see the center wire is green which goes on green but which of the other wires goes on black and which goes on white? These wires are not color coded but the exterior cover has one wire which is ribbed and the other is smooth.
How do you use a pillar drill?
you have to were glasses and an apron then you make sure you know where the drill is going to lower then you make sure the protection is on the you press the green button to turn it on and then you lower the drill and higher it every now and then then press the red button to stop it
Where do drill bits go in a driolling maschine?
In the chuck. On the business end of the drill.
Can you plug a 2 prong extension cord into a 3 prong extension cord?
I don't know about an extension cord, but they do sell plug adabters. You can pick them up at any hardware store or even Wal-Mart. They are ussaully grey or orange , and look like the plug end of the extension cord. One end will have the 2 prong, the other side will have the slots to plug in the three prong.
How do you make 4 prong male plug to 3 prong male plug?
This is something that should not be done. If this was to be done you would be omitting the ground which in point can make it unsafe. I recommend changing the female end of the system and making it a 4 prong.
What is a hand drill?
It can be a drill that you operate by turning a handle on a gear wheel, or a 'brace drill which is like a U shape with a handle at right angles on one end, and a chuck at right angles on the other end.
